Staff Misconduct
This topic features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived misconduct in corrections. This section serves the important function of pointing out, not pointing fingers, when a CO has gone outside the lines.
The sheriff said all Broome County Correctional Facility staff will undergo formal training on use of force, de-escalation and duty to intervene
The CO was working at Essex County Correctional Facility when he was charged in March of last year after getting caught in a sting operation
Three current and former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies conspired with an inmate to bring hollowed-out pens filled with Suboxone strips into the jail, officials said
Along with free state labor, the audit alleges that Burl Cain used his position to help himself to a variety of benefits
Documents show the Calif. agency received permission from county supervisors to shred potentially incriminating records
The state must disclose the number of deaths that have occurred since 1990 in Texas prisons, where less than a third have air conditioning in all housing areas
Cecil McCrory said his lawyer didn’t adequately represent him in his money laundering case
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday opened an investigation into a long-running scandal over the use of jailhouse informants in Orange County, California
The COs are accused of assaulting inmate Ruben Garcia in July 2015
A CO kicked an inmate to death before persuading fellow COs to lie about what happened, a prosecutor told jurors
The incident happened after the inmate became intoxicated from homemade alcohol made from leftover fruit
Fear of retaliation is the main reason officers are afraid to step up to the plate and report staff misconduct
The former inmate said she told a CO her water broke but the officer laughed and ignored her
An attorney assigned to represent a CO charged in a drug smuggling scheme was removed after posting about it on Facebook
A federal judge revoked the bail of Christopher Epps and sent him to jail to await sentencing in a corruption case
The underlying offense being lied about is oftentimes less serious than the covering lie which results in a worse disciplinary penalty
Major Daniel Davis, Captain John Sanders and Captain James Savoy allegedly beat an inmate, who suffered bodily injury as a result
Torry Chambers was acquitted of sexual assault charges, and a mistrial was declared because jurors could not agree on his guilt or innocence
Judge David Hittner accepted the mediated $1.9M settlement Bland’s mother made with Waller County officials and the state trooper who arrested her
Prosecutors said “high-ranking officials” helped Police Chief James Burke silence potential whistleblowers after he beat a handcuffed man for stealing items from his car
Prosectuors say handcuffed inmates screamed in pain as deputies swung metal batons in a 2011 contraband sweep
The 12-year employee and sergeant with the Piedmont Correctional Institute was arrested on multiple drug charges
A spokesperson for the department said the departures are not related to the indictments of 80 people in an alleged smuggling ring at the Eastern Correctional Institute
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has been charged with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge’s order in a racial-profiling case
Former Pa. CO Chad Holland has been convicted of animal cruelty charges in connection with the death of his K-9 partner last summer
Prosecutors say one of the four alleged victims in the Torry Chambers case chose not to testify at the trial and two felony counts that involve her have been dropped
Prosecutors have said Kathleen Kane abused her power to settle personal scores, ruining morale in her office and the state’s law enforcement community
An investigation into the former CO’s complaint found and “determined the evidence provided did not support a finding that she was harassed because of her gender”
Former Berrien County Sheriff Anthony Heath was sentenced to 30 months in prison for excessive force against two handcuffed suspects
Two Wash. COs violated jail policies in the fatal stabbing of an inmate, but neither violation contributed to circumstances leading to the attack by another inmate
Prosecutors said they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge’s orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Ariz.
Officials say COs at Md.'s largest prison helped inmates smuggle narcotics, tobacco, pornography and cellphones in exchange for money and sex
Officials tried to cover up the death of an ill inmate who was gassed at least three times in a confinement cell as he screamed for help, a lawsuit alleges